Celebrating “Masterworks: Unpacking Fashion” With the A-List at the Met

Taking in the scene in the Anna Wintour Costume Center and the Lizzie and Jonathan Tisch Gallery was a well-heeled crew including Wendi Murdoch, Deeda Blair, and Isolde Brielmaier. The evening also provided visitors an opportunity to start thinking about next year’s gala and exhibit, “Rei Kawakubo/Comme des Garçons.” “Rei has been a hero of mine,” said Bolton, who hinted at some details. “It’s thematic as opposed to chronological.” As for the red carpet on the first Monday in May, what does Bolton expect to see? “It’s an opportunity for people to really use fashion as a vehicle for self-expression and also hopefully for provocation and confrontation,” added Bolton. “It’s nice when fashion is used to provoke and confront.”

“Masterworks: Unpacking Fashion” opens today and is on view through February 5, 2017.